Shoe sole press



Nov. 12, 1935.

H. C. SHORT SHOE SOLE PRES S Filed May 23, 1954 3 Sheets-Sheet l Attorney Nov. 12, 1935. l H, C, SHQRT 2,020,743

SHOE SOLE PRESS Filed May 23, 1934 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 B @Mm f1 Homey H. C. SHORT sHoE SOLE PRESS Now. 12, 1935.

Filed May 25. 1954 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 a I L5'. 'ji/7% Inventor 5f-@wy Y /zorf ,/lttomcy Patented Nov. 12, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHOE SOLE PRESS Harry C. Short, Bartlesville, Okla.

l Application May 23, 1934, Serial No.

3 Claims.

like characters of reference designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure l is a view in front elevation of a shoe sole press constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is ay vertical sectional view, taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, showing a shoe in position in the press.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional View, taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view, taken subistantially on the line l-G of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a View in horizontal section, taken substantially on the line 5*5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a view in vertical section, taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Figure 4.

Figure '7 is a detail View in perspective of one of the lasts.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has een illustrated comprises a water con- 1o Posts I3 rise yfrom the container I and mounted thereon is a. cross bar I 4 in which vertical pressure screws I5 are threadedly mounted. Hand within the scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A shoe sole press of the class described com- 50 prising a. container for the reception said container including a flanged bottom, flanged end walls, a partition rising from the bottom between the end walls, a covering of exible maierial extending over the partition and the end 55 walls, a frame of substantially U-shaped cross posts, pressure screws threadedly mounted in the section mounted on the cover and secured to the cross bar, means for actuating the pressure bottom, the end walls, and the partition with said screws, and lasts engageable inthe shoes, said cover therebetween, said frame having openings lasts having sockets therein for the reception of 5 in the crown thereof exposing the cover in the the screws.

form of an arch, the exposed portions of the 3. A shoe sole press of the class described comcover being engageable with and substantially prising a container for the receipt of water, a conforming to the shank portion of a shoe, and partition wall in the container dividing the inrneans for pressing the shoe against the cover. terior thereof into twin water compartments, a 10 2. A shoe sole press of the class described cornflexible covering disposed over the container and prising a container for the reception of water, partition wall,asubstantially U-shaped frame seg said container including a flanged bottom, flanged cured to the container and the partition wall seend walls, a partition rising from the bottom becuring the cover therebetween, portions of the tween the end walls, a covering of flexible maframe being out away about the crown on each 15 terial extending over the partition and the end side of the partition wall to provide openingsin walls, a frame of substantially U-shaped cross the frame exposing a portion of the cover in the section mounted on the cover andv secured to the form of a transverse arch across the water combottorn, the end walls, and the partition with said partments of the container, an upright frame cover therebetween, said frame having openings connected with the container, and a pair of ver- 20 in the crown thereof exposing'the cover in the tical last-carrying screws journal'ed in the upform of an arch, the exposed portions of the right frame, said screws disposed in alignment cover being engageable with and substantially with the apex of the arch in the cover whereby conforming to the shank portion of a shoe, and a shoe shank is pressed by the last transversely means for pressing the shoe against the cover, ofthe arch and across the Water compartments of 25 Vsaid means including posts rising from the conthe container.

tainer, a cross bar mounted horizontally on the HARRY C. SHORT. 

